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"The video's claim is that we get bored because we have very specialized work. And it contrasts with the wonderful life we had 300 years ago when we lived in ti
by hessenwolf 15y ago
"The video's claim is that we get bored because we have very specialized work. And it contrasts with the wonderful life we had 300 years ago when we lived in tiny communities doing non-specialized work."
Isn't this Marx's 'alienation' argument pro-Communism? I forget - how did that work out for them?
I also think 300 years ago sounds crap from what I have heard, and my specialised job is kinda fun.
- mazuhl 15y agoThey never really solved the 'alienation' problem. Nothing changed about people's jobs, they were just working in the factory for 'The Good of the People' rather than 'Faceless MegaCorp'. Where I work (medium-sized mail-order clothing company) almost all roles would be better if they were balanced job complexes[1]. People packing orders would benefit from dealing with customers directly, customer services would benefit from actually shipping orders, designers would benefit from seeing feedback from customers directly, etc. Giving people a larger view of the business would benefit the company and those employees (most efficiency/service breakthroughs have come someone changing teams). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_job_complex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_job_complex